DUTIES ON IMPORTS.

The total value of the imports of merchandise entered for consump tion in the United States during the year ended June 30, 1882, amounted to the sum of $716,213,947.50,* and was larger than during any pre vious year in the history of the country. The value of dutiable merchandise so entered amounted to $505,491,996.66, and the value of merchandise so entered free of duty amounted to $210,721,980.84. The total amount of duty collected upon imports amounted to $216,138,916.09, and constituted 42.758 per cent. of the value of the dutiable and 30.178 per cent. of the total value of merchandise entered for consumption.

The following statement exhibits the value of the imports of merchandise entered for consumption in the United States during each fiscal year from 1867 to 1882, inclusive, and separately the value of merchandise so entered, free of duty, and the value of dutiable merchandise so entered, with the amount of duties collected thereon.

Total values of imports of merchandise entered for consumption' in the United States, and the amounts of duty collected thereon, during each year, from 1867 to 1882, inclusive.

The expression "entered for consumption" refers to the form of the entry of goods made by the importer at the custom-house, and merely implies the delivery of the imported goods from the custody of the customs officers to the importer.

The value of the merchandise entered for consumption amounted, as above stated, to $716,213,947.50, and embraced both goods entered for immediate consumption on arrival in the United States, and goods withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during the year. The value of the imports into the United States, as herein before shown, amounted to $724,639,574, embracing both goods entered for immediate consumption on arrival and goods entered for warehousing awaiting the payment of duties. The two statements differ in character. This accounts for a seeming discrepancy.

Order.

The following table exhibits in the order of value, imported merchandise entered for consumption, free of duty.

FREE OF DUTY.

l'alues of the principal and all other articles of imported merchandise entered for consump tion in the United States free of duty during the year ended June 30, 1882.

21 Bones, bone-dust, &c., for the manufacture of phosphates and fertilizers..

22 Ivory, animal and vegetable, unmanufactured.....

33 Fruits, including nuts.

24 Guano......

25 Cotton, unmanufactured

28 Seeds.

27 Vanilla beans

Dollars.

46,076, 998 86

27,744, 804 26

27,702, 970 61

19, 390, 425 68 14, 207, 212 42 13, 879, 356 00 6,024, 772 63 5, 204, 251 68 4, 494, 506 48 2,646, 689 47

2, 450, 244 49 2,413, 423 54 2,040, 090 34 1,808, 450 13 1, 747, 841 01 1,700, 482 41 1, 494, 431 01 1,437, 442 38 1, 124, 288 05 1, 103, 182 60 1,044, 285 00 1,013, 653 00

880, 713 32

854, 462 61

789, 944 00

634, 216 45

2 Books, maps, and charts

29 Barks, not otherwise specified

30 Diamonds, rough or uncut, including glazier's diamonds.

31 Plumbago..

623, 042 10 520,856 27

490, 341 28

449, 513 00

363, 835 00

36 Hoofs, horns, horn-tips, and horn strips..

37 Articles, the growth, production, &c., of the United States, exported and brought back, &c.

38 Articles from the Hawaiian Islands.

266, 577 10

256, 183 75

5,785, 703 47 7,467, 508 93

39 All other articles...

Total free of duty..

⚫3, 616, 514 51

210, 721, 980 84

Order.

The following statement shows the value of dutiable merchandise entered for consumption into the United States, with the duties collected thereon during the year ended June 30, 1882; also the amount of duty collected from each commodity, or class of commodities, and the averagead valorem rates of duty thereon.

DUTIABLE ARTICLES.

The principal and all other articles of imported merchandise entered for consumption in the United States during the year ended June 30, 1882.

Articles dutiable,

Values.

Duties.

Average

ad valorem

rates of duty.

Dollars.

9

Tin, manufactures of.

16, 634, 009 47

Order.

Principal and other articles of imported merchandise, &c.-Continued.

From the foregoing table it appears that 22.82 per cent. of the duties on imports was collected on sugar, molasses, and confectionery; 13.57 per cent. on wool and manufactures thereof; 10.49 per cent. on manufactures of silk; 5.67 per cent. on manufactures of cotton; 5.30 per cent. on iron and manufactures thereof; 5.91 per cent. on steel and manufactures thereof, and 3.43 per cent. on flax and manufactures thereof. The aggregate amount of duties collected on the seven commodities and classes of commodities just mentioned was $144,884,737.72, and constituted 67.19 per cent. of the total amount of duties collected on imported merchandise entered for consumption.

The following table shows the amount of duty collected from imported

merchandise at the principal and all other ports of the United States during the year ended June 30, 1882:

Duties collected on imported merchandise entered for consumption at the principal and all other ports of the United States, during the year ended June 30, 1882.

From this it appears that during the last fiscal year 69.09 per cent. of the duties collected on imported merchandise entered for consumption was collected at the port of New York, and that the amount collected at the ports of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans, and Baltimore constituted 93.43 per cent. of the total amount collected.

NAVIGATION.

TONNAGE OF VESSELS OWNED BY AMERICAN CITIZENS AND SAILING UNDER THE AMERICAN FLAG.

The tonnage of the United States on the 30th of June, 1881 and 1882, respectively, was as follows:

There was an increase of 10,858 tons in the tonnage of sailing vessels, as compared with that of the previous year, and an increase of 90,828 tons in steam-tonnage.

The employment of tonnage on the 30th of June, 1881 and 1882, respectively, is shown as follows: